Prohibitions: Gambling

10 Grade 5 Religious Education (IRE) questions on Prohibitions: Gambling, with worked marking schemes. 10 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   4 marks

   Read the scenario: "A man spends all his salary on betting each month, and his children lack food and school fees."

   (a) Identify the prohibited act the man is doing. (1 mark)

   (b) State three ways this act harms his family and society. (3 marks)

   (4 marks)

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   (a) Gambling/betting (maisir) (1 mark). (b) Any three: the family becomes poor and lacks basic needs; it causes quarrels and broken relationships; it neglects the children's education and welfare; it can lead to debt, stealing or crime; it spreads bad example in society (3 marks).

2. Question 2

   4 marks

   Gambling is prohibited in Islam.

   (a) Give the Arabic term for gambling. (1 mark)

   (b) State three reasons why Islam prohibits gambling. (3 marks)

   (4 marks)

   Marking scheme

   (a) Maisir/qimar (1 mark). (b) Any three: it takes wealth unlawfully; it causes enmity and hatred between people; it leads to poverty and loss; it wastes time and turns people from prayer and remembrance of Allah; it encourages laziness/quick riches instead of honest work (3 marks).

3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Islam forbids gambling mainly because it is a way of taking other people's wealth:

   A. Through honest trade

   B. By working hard

   C. Unlawfully and without fair effort

   D. With their happy agreement

   (1 mark)

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   When a Grade 5 Muslim learner is invited by friends to bet money on a game, the best response is to:

   A. Join them once for fun

   B. Bet only a small amount

   C. Watch and cheer them on

   D. Refuse politely and advise them it is haram

   (1 mark)

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Gambling (maisir) in Islam is:

   A. A Sunnah

   B. Prohibited (haram)

   C. Compulsory

   D. Recommended

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which of the following is an example of gambling?

   A. Buying food from a shop

   B. Trading goods at a fair price

   C. Betting money hoping to win more by chance

   D. Giving sadaqah to the poor

   (1 mark)

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7. Question 7

   6 marks

   Explain three lawful (halal) ways a Muslim can earn money instead of gambling. (6 marks)

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   In the Qur'an, gambling and intoxicants are described as the work of:

   A. The angels

   B. Shaitan (Satan)

   C. The scholars

   D. The prophets

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   A boy uses his lunch money to play a betting game hoping to win more. According to Islam he is:

   A. Committing a prohibited act

   B. Following the Sunnah

   C. Earning halal money

   D. Performing a good deed

   (1 mark)

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Which of the following is a bad effect of gambling on a family?

    A. More time for prayer

    B. Loss of money and poverty

    C. Increased peace and love

    D. Better health

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